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Evan Miyakawa reveals top-30 preseason college basketball teams

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 17, 2026, 11:36 AM

Last updated Sep 17, 2026

Evan Miyakawa reveals top-30 preseason college basketball teams

Summary

Evan Miyakawa has released his initial top-30 preseason teams ahead of the upcoming college basketball season. Notable teams excluded from this list include Purdue, North Carolina, and Vanderbilt. The complete rankings will be available on Friday at EvanMiya.com. Contributors from Basket Under Review, Jim Root and Kevin Sweeney, joined Miyakawa on a podcast to discuss these rankings. Additional updates include South Florida and Kansas City securing commitments from four-star King Kendrick and three-star Trey Pinkard for 2027. Utah Valley's head coach Todd Phillips has signed a contract extension through the 2029-2030 season.

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Key Details

•Evan Miyakawa's top-30 preseason rankings released yesterday.
•Purdue, North Carolina, and Vanderbilt missed the list.
•Full rankings to be published on September 19 at EvanMiya.com.
•Four-star King Kendrick commits to South Florida for 2027.
•Utah Valley head coach Todd Phillips gets a contract extension.

Latest Updates

11:36 AMYahoo Sports — The Basket Under Review Newsletter - September 17, 2026

What they're saying

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Evan Miyakawa released his top-30 preseason teams yesterday, meaning we're one step closer to the start of another college basketball season. The full rankings list will be released on Friday at EvanMiya.com. Some notable omissions from the top-30 include Purdue…
— Yahoo Sports

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